Simon Corbell | |
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 Corbell at the Make It Count event in 2008 | |
| 12th Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory | |
| In office 11 December 2014 – 31 October 2016 | |
| Leader | Andrew Barr |
| Preceded by | Andrew Barr |
| Succeeded by | Yvette Berry |
| Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch) | |
| In office 11 December 2014 – 31 October 2016 | |
| Leader | Andrew Barr |
| Preceded by | Andrew Barr |
| Succeeded by | Yvette Berry |
| Attorney-General | |
| In office 20 April 2006 – 31 October 2016 | |
| Leader | Jon Stanhope Katy Gallagher Andrew Barr |
| Preceded by | Jon Stanhope |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Ramsay |
| Minister for Health | |
| In office 20 January 2015 – 31 October 2016 | |
| Leader | Andrew Barr |
| Minister for the Environment | |
| In office 16 May 2011 – 31 October 2016 | |
| Leader | Katy Gallagher Andrew Barr |
| Succeeded by | Mick Gentleman |
| Minister for Capital Metro | |
| In office 11 December 2014 – 31 October 2016 | |
| Leader | Andrew Barr |
| Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for Molonglo | |
| In office 9 January 1997 – 11 August 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1970 |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Alma mater | University of Canberra |
| Profession | Political advisor[1] |
Simon Corbell (born 21 November 1970) is a former Australian politician and Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory. He was also Attorney-General, Minister for Health, Minister for the Environment and Minister for the Capital Metro.[2]
Corbell was first elected to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly in 1997 as a member for the electorate of Molonglo in a countback following the resignation of former Chief Minister Rosemary Follett.
On 14 August 2015, Simon Corbell announced his decision to retire from politics[3] at the 2016 Australian Capital Territory general election.
Corbell grew up in Weston Creek. He attended the local primary and high school before studying at the University of Canberra where he completed a Bachelor of Arts in communication.[4]
Before his election to the Assembly, Corbell worked for John Langmore, the Member for Fraser in the Australian House of Representatives, until Langmore's departure from parliament.[1]
As attorney-general, he was involved in the establishment of the Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT) and the Human Rights Commission, and legislating for gay marriage in the ACT after legislation called the Civil Union Act 2006 (of the Australian Capital Territory) was overturned by federal intervention. In 2013, he introduced the bill for the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013 (ACT), which the Legislative Assembly passed by a single vote but which was soon overturned in the High Court.[5]
